Switchbacks

About the game

What is Switchbacks?

In Connect37, players place tiles numbered 1 to 37 into a hexagonal grid. When they place a tile, they may also place one of their chips onto it. At the end of the game, players check for groups of tiles on the board with consecutive numbers such that you can trace a sequential path; any player chips on these tiles are worth points. The player with the most points wins. Switchbacks keeps the same gameplay as the original release, but with players now going on a mountain-trekking expedition and marking the trail along the way, ideally building connected paths.

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Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

• How do setup and the first turn work in Switchbacks?
• When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
• How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?